# Strategic Finance Lead - AI at Perplexity

- Company: Perplexity
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, Bessemer and NEA.
- Company website: http://www.perplexity.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $190K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/perplexity/f4d81f6b-958c-4bc0-a9aa-9850c3508ca9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/perplexity-strategic-finance-lead-ai/

## About the role

We are seeking a Strategic Finance Lead to help lead the economics of our AI products. In this role, you will be a key partner to our product, inference, and data teams, providing financial expertise to optimize model spend and drive pricing and margin decisions.

## What they're looking for

- Exceptional analytical skills with an ability to synthesize data into compelling insights and develop complex financial operating models
- Extraordinary problem-solving and critical thinking abilities to develop new frameworks for assessing product margin and unit economics in a rapidly evolving industry
- Attention to detail and patience for getting to the source of truth on complex and interconnected usage, revenue, and cost data
- Comfort working cross-functionally and are adept at communicating complex financial information to non-finance audiences
- Sound commercial judgment across pricing, packaging, discounting, and the tradeoffs between growth and margin
- A proven track record of partnering with technical and product teams to drive financial optimization initiatives

Tags: Finance